[PS2] Just Beat Jak 3

2005-01-22 Thread Jim Davis
Well - I finished the story at least. I've still got about 200 Precursor Orbs to find. ;^) This was such a good experience overall... Sony really does have the action platformer genre locked up. Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank and Sly Cooper really are the kings of that hill now (and this is

RE: good books?

2005-01-22 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:26 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: good books? > > fwiw I took a poetry class that included Jim Morrison, so possibly > your teacher was an old fogey or old fogette? I'd also like to > nom

Re: new TV addiction

2005-01-22 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Ray Champagne wrote: > That's actually why I was a little embarrassed to admit that I watched it > (and liked it). It is very OC-like. A little darker, especially the > second episode. The first episode was more the intro, you know, getting to > know the characters and character development.

Re: NASCAR + Racing

2005-01-22 Thread Ray Champagne
Its pretty much the same procedure as the old Gatorade Twin 125's, but with a slight procedural change. You might need paper and a pencil to diagram, but here goes: :) First, they will all go out and qualify (one car at a time, 2 laps each). Then, the two top cars on speed are considered to

Re: NASCAR + Racing

2005-01-22 Thread Adam Haskell
OK I was just reading over the new qualifiying rules for daytona (29 days away!!!) and I am now lost. I mean it wouldn;t be NASCAR without misunderstood qierd rules but anyone care to explain them a slight bit better than the Hick on NASCAR.com. Adam H On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:50:46 -0600, G <[EMA

Re: FW: It's official: Jan. 24 worst day of the year

2005-01-22 Thread Adam Haskell
I'd a pinned the worst day of the year the day Bush was inaugurated but hey this scientific formula can;t lie it must be Monday..I'm calling in sick. Adam H On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:13:57 -0800, Adam Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting read heh. > > Adam > > On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:

Re: FW: It's official: Jan. 24 worst day of the year

2005-01-22 Thread Adam Haskell
Interesting read heh. Adam On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:07:39 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_jan24_20040121 > or for those link challenged: > http://tinyurl.com/3l6j8 > > It's official: Jan. 24 worst day of the year >

FW: It's official: Jan. 24 worst day of the year

2005-01-22 Thread Larry C. Lyons
>From http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_jan24_20040121 or for those link challenged: http://tinyurl.com/3l6j8 It's official: Jan. 24 worst day of the year WINNIPEG - Jan. 24 is the worst day of the year, with bad weather, debt, fading Christmas memories, failed resolutions

Re: good books?

2005-01-22 Thread Dana
I'm not either and I don't know. The particular selections used for that class were songs though. If her point was that not all songs are poetry, and not all poetry is song, then yeah she is right imho. Consider the Beastie Boys on the one hand and ee cummings on the other. Dana > I'm no exp

Re: good books?

2005-01-22 Thread Jeffry Houser
No, not in the least. She was high 20s early 30s by my guess. I understood her point, which was you can create a good song w/o writing good poetry. I'm no expert on Jim Morris on, but doesn't he have poetry books published (that have nothing to do w/ his songs?). I don't think she was s

Re: good books?

2005-01-22 Thread Dana
One of my personal favorites is Wallace Stevens: The sea was not a mask. No more was she. The song and water were not medleyed sound Even if what she sang was what she heard, Since what she sang was uttered word by word. from The Idea of Order at Key West Dana Here is more, on a general poetry

Re: good books?

2005-01-22 Thread Dana
fwiw I took a poetry class that included Jim Morrison, so possibly your teacher was an old fogey or old fogette? I'd also like to nominate the Indigo Girls, though a lot of their stuff really speaks specifically to women. Dana On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:42:06 -0500, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Brobborb back!

2005-01-22 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> And after coming into contact with so many different peoples, i can just say > America is pretty much the same everywhere (dont get me statred about > walmarts) People are pretty nice, but now and then u get some racist trash > talkin on the CB. If you want to play with some radio tech you migh

Re: good books?

2005-01-22 Thread Jeffry Houser
I took a "poetry" class in college. It was very odd for a CS major to be in a high level English course. The teacher comes in, looks around, and says hi. And I'm thinking "cut with the pleasantries, where is my syllabus." The teacher was very adamant that poetry and lyrics were very diffe

good books?

2005-01-22 Thread Phill B
I'm wanting to hone my song writing skills by reading other peoples poetry. I need to pick apart other peoples techniques so I can improve my own. I'm not sure what I'm looking for so I'm pretty open to suggestions. If it helps, I just got done reading a lot of Kurt Vonnegut and just started Walde

RE: MARLON: Offers versus wants ...

2005-01-22 Thread Marlon Moyer
Okay Erika, I sent an e-mail to the moderator, especially after the latest request. "I'm looking for a flat panel monitor for my gf to use for college. She currently has a monitor, but it is large and takes up quite a bit of her desk space. The desks her school provides are pretty

Re: vitamin E

2005-01-22 Thread Dana
I don't take vitamin E at the moment but am considering it as nuts are high-calorie and the other sources also tend to have vitamin k. Or I guess I could get some wheat germ and become a granola cruncher for real :) But I'm just curious on other people's take. There's a rather heated discussion go

RE: vitamin E

2005-01-22 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I am curious whether anyone (esp Larry) has been following the > discussion regarding the study that said high-dose vitamin E might > actually be harmful, and if so what y'all think. What about the > argument that a meta analysis that throws out studies wit

a more thoughtful accusation of racism

2005-01-22 Thread Dana
Since I earlier accused Condi supporters of playing the race card, here is another take on the question that made me stop and think about the issue. I am still not convinced the accusation is correct, but then would I recognize racism every time I saw it? Maybe not. This accusation I did listen to

vitamin E

2005-01-22 Thread Dana
I am curious whether anyone (esp Larry) has been following the discussion regarding the study that said high-dose vitamin E might actually be harmful, and if so what y'all think. What about the argument that a meta analysis that throws out studies with fewer that ten deaths is flawed? Dana -- ..

Re: Cold + heat

2005-01-22 Thread Frank Mamone
I love the behaviour of the drop-down menus on that site. Really smooth. - Frank On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:26:08 -0500, Tony Weeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > fat chance marlon... > > http://www.antiwrap.com/?7 > > that would do the trick Won. > > tw > > On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:22:55 -0600, Marl

there ya go - playing the race card

2005-01-22 Thread Dana
See. Oppose Condi and you're a racist. http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/38623.htm BYRD SHAMES THE SENATE Email Archives Print Reprint January 22, 2005 -- They say a leopard can't change